Scott, World’s 4th Richest Woman Files for Second Divorce Three Years After First Husband Settled Her $36Bn

Scott, World’s 4th Richest Woman Files for Second Divorce Three Years After First Husband Settled Her $36Bn

  • Mackenzie Scott, the former wife of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has filed for divorce
  • This is coming just three years after her divorce from Bezos made her one of the world's richest with a $36 billion settlement
  • Scott is currently the fourth richest woman in the world, and she is currently worth over $27.4 billion

Mackenzie Scott, the ex-wife of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has filed for divorce from her second husband, Dan Jewett.

Her decision comes two years after she divorced Bezos and walked away with 4 per cent of Amazon, a cut worth roughly $36 billion(N16 trillion) at the time.

New York Times reports that Scott filed a petition for divorce in the King County Superior Court in Washington State Tuesday, and court records published on Thursday show Jewett did not contest the divorce.

Read also

Dangote set to borrow N112 billion from Nigerians to complete refinery project, full repayment date in 10yrs

MacKenzie Scott files for second divorce
MacKenzie Scott, two years ago agreed to a huge $36bn divorce settlement with Bezos Credit: Evan Agostini
Source: Facebook

Scott, who is reputed as the world’s fourth richest woman, divorced Bezos in 2019 after 25 years of marriage and married Jewett, a former high school science teacher

PAY ATTENTION: Сheck out news that is picked exactly for YOU ➡️ find the “Recommended for you” block on the home page and enjoy!

Scott's second marriage, what happened?

According to a copy of the filing, Ms. Scott requests that the couple’s property be divided according to a separate contract, the details of which were not included in the petition, Bloomberg reports.

Jewett and his lawyer are reported to have signed the filing.

MacKenzie Scott worth

Scott is one of the wealthiest people alive.

According to Bloomberg billionaire index, she is reported to have a net worth of $28.9 billion as of Saturday, 1 October 2022.

Aliko Dangote to earn a whopping N293bn as dividend as his cement company

Read also

Neymar trial opens in Barcelona ahead of World Cup

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man, is set to earn a whopping N293 billion in dividends from his interests in Dangote Cement for the fiscal year ending 2021.

Aliko Dangote is the single majority shareholder of Dangote Cement Plc and one of his most profitable asset classes.

According to the financial statement filed to the Nigerian Exchange on Monday, February 28 2022, Aliko Dangote has direct ownership of 27,642,637 units and indirect investment of 14,621,387,610, which sums up to 14.65 billion ordinary shares.

Source: Legit.ng

Authors:
Dave Ibemere avatar

Dave Ibemere (Senior Business Editor) Dave Ibemere is a senior business editor at Legit.ng. He is a financial journalist with over a decade of experience in print and online media. He also holds a Master's degree from the University of Lagos. He is a member of the African Academy for Open-Source Investigation (AAOSI), the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations and other media think tank groups. He previously worked with The Guardian, BusinessDay, and headed the business desk at Ripples Nigeria. Email: dave.ibemere@corp.legit.ng.